Professional Boxing/MMA

[humancrack]

next weeks card isnt so bad

rashad vs machida and hughs vs serra

and a decent newbie fight with philip nover

[kofi3159]

I guess You either love mayweather or hate him

[LittleNinja]

Karate is back!

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/blog/index?entryID=4202975&name=mma

[prednisone]

Machida is an elusive beast with brutal accuracy. I think he'll keep the title for a while, like how Anderson Silva has. It's too bad they're all in different weight classes because Anderson Silva vs GSP or Machida, or any of those combinations should make for an interesting fight.

[mass]

his style of boxing will never really give them a Gatti-Ward-esque fight (which is what most of your average crowds want)

true words... i think the technical aspect of boxing is highly underappreciated. i guess in that way mma is more popular because it's easier for casual fans to get into. but while i love ernie shavers as much as anyone, i've always preferred the counterpunchers. always thought the same about hopkins too. it's that boxing iq innit... i have never found a hopkins fight boring.

[Diego]

I miss Pride .

[bellapietra1501]

i miss pride also.

i honestly think that Marquez will give mayweather a fit. probably come down to a decision though with mayweather coming out as the winner. being a longtime boxing fan im just glad boxing is getting exciting again. cant wait to see pretty face vs pac.

[Faust]

Somewhat OT: I want to get my bro a punching bag - he is 5'7", 160lb, in great shape. What should I get? Is an 80lb bag too light?

[Avantster]

Really depends on how much he's into it, 80lbs is fine for a casual hit around. But assuming he's a fully grown adult and serious about training he might find it swings around too much, so anything up to 100lbs is still reasonable. Note the heavier the bag the more solid making the risk of injury higher so make sure his hands are wrapped and gloved well to prevent punching related injuries.

[mass]

the general guideline is roughly half your weight... but yeah like avanster says if he's a hard hitter then 100 might be better.

[Faust]

thanks, guys.

[Speak]

Yeah, but if Faber beats Aldo (I think he would) then you essentially eliminate the only other title contender in the division (maybe besides fabiano). I really want to see a rematch as Faber broke his hand in the FIRST round, did you see the X-ray pics? Nasty break. He had that Darce choke sunk in the 4th or 5th but couldn't grasp bc of his hand.

[Diego]

Assault in the ring (Collins vs Resto documentary), on HBO august 1st.

Bought some Dream and Sengoku dvds from amazon.jp... meh.

[kofi3159]

Anyone have info on Mayweather vs MOsley..
wasn`t suppose to go down on the 1. may in Vegas??
Cheers

[cremaster]

Kofi3159
Mosley Mayweather was a good fight but unfortunately didn't reach the great heights I was hoping.
First round was very even (10-10) but things exploded in the second with Mosley rocking Mayweather twice (the second time he nearly went down from a hard right to the temple!).
This was the first time I have seen Mayweather hurt. He suprised me by recovering very quickly to see out the round and end it by coming forward and landing on Mosley. Mosley 10-9
The third round was incredible as Mayweather seemed to awaken from a cautious fighter into an attacking machine, landing constantly and slipping nearly anything Mosley could throw back. Complete domination by Mayweather. 10-9 Mayweather.
The 4th and 5th saw some hard rights land on Mosley as he was visibly tiring and the rest of the fight followed the same pattern. I gave the rest of rounds 10-9 to Mayweather.
By the sixth round I thought Mosley would be knocked out but to his credit he hung in there and did his best.
I had it 119 - 110 Mayweather. Other judges had 119-109(twice) and 118-110.